Rockies President, Mascot, Mets GM Help Shovel Ahead Of Doubleheader In Denver
The Rockies' president, the Rockies' mascot and Mets general manager Sandy Alderson helped shovel snow at Coors Field in preparation of Tuesday's doubleheader.
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The Rockies' president, the Rockies' mascot and Mets general manager Sandy Alderson helped shovel snow at Coors Field in preparation of Tuesday's doubleheader.
The back end of New York's rotation has been predictably abysmal. Dillon Gee, Jeremy Hefner and Aaron Laffey -- the current No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 starters -- have a combined 6.23 ERA in 23 2/3 innings pitched.
The teams will play a split-doubleheader Tuesday. The first game is scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. The nightcap is set to start at 6:40 p.m., as previously scheduled.
Baseball is holding its annual Jackie Robinson Day on the 66th anniversary of his breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Mets are off to a 7-4 start in 2013 with the battery of Matt Harvey and John Buck leading the way.
The Twins announced the decision about four hours before the scheduled game. On Sunday morning, light snow was falling, and the forecast called for rain and a high of 38 degrees.
Matt Harvey didn't allow a hit until Justin Morneau homered off the right-field foul pole with two outs in the seventh inning and led the New York Mets over the Minnesota Twins 4-2 Saturday.
John Buck kept up his powerful start with a grand slam, his fourth home run in the last four games, and the New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 16-5 as snowflakes fell at Target Field on Friday night.
About five inches of heavy, wet snow fell Thursday in the Twin Cities area, and a crew of dozens worked throughout the morning, afternoon and evening to remove snow from the seating bowl and other areas at the ballpark.
Plenty of room for debate here, especially when talking about an organization that is struggling to find relevancy again.
According to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News, the Mets are continuing to "monitor the situation" surrounding Giancarlo Stanton and Carlos Gonzalez.
Domonic Brown and Chase Utley homered in a five-run first, Kyle Kendrick threw six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 7-3 Wednesday night.
Michael Young and Ryan Howard homered, Cliff Lee came within one out of a complete game and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8-3 on Tuesday night.
On a night when Roy Halladay looked more like an aging star on the decline, Matt Harvey showed he's got the stuff to replace him as the big-time ace in the NL East.
On a night when Roy Halladay looked more like an aging star on the decline, the Mets' Matt Harvey showed he's got the stuff to replace him as the big-time ace in the NL East.
For the first time since 2006, the Mets have won their first two series of the season thanks to Marlon Byrd's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning that lifted the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Marlins on Sunday.
Once regarded as a mere extra part in the R.A. Dickey trade with Toronto, John Buck is handling things quite well and looks like much more than a placeholder for Travis d'Arnaud.
Marlon Byrd singled home the game-winning run as the Mets won a wild one at Citi Field over the Marlins.
John Buck drove in four RBIs and was at the center of an rare home plate call as the Mets defeated the Marlins 7-3 on Saturday.
Alex Sanabia won for the first time in more than two years and the Miami Marlins gave Mike Redmond his first victory as a major league manager, beating the New York Mets 7-5 Friday night.
Eric Stults gritted his way through five scoreless innings of three-hit ball, combining with five relievers on a five-hitter and 14 strikeouts to lead the Padres over the Mets 2-1 Thursday for their first win of the season.
The forecast for Thursday afternoon in Flushing calls for sun, a light wind and temperatures around 50 degrees. Sounds like a beautiful day for a sweep.
Aaron Laffey is 25-29 with a 4.38 ERA in six major league seasons with four teams.
Matt Harvey allowed one hit and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings for his first win at Citi Field, Lucas Duda hit the first of the Mets' three homers in a whipping wind and New York beat the San Diego Padres 8-4 Wednesday night.
